Kentucky hospital collaborative concentrating on population health
The 10-hospital Kentucky Health Collaborative used its first year of operations to build trust among CEOs and tackle a few group purchasing projects. Now, it will take on population health.
UCHealth builds hospitals as Denver's population booms
UCHealth is building five community hospitals as part of its major expansion plan in response to rapid population growth in Colorado.
Foreign ventures help academic systems boost brand, revenue
Big academic medical centers have found partnerships overseas allow them to enhance their brand awareness and provide an added source of revenue.
Q&A with Michael Dandorph, president of the new Rush system
Dandorph: We needed to think of ourselves a little bit differently.
CEO of Ohio State's flagship hospital resigns amid controversy
Dr. Sheldon Retchin, the CEO of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, resigned this week amid allegations from faculty that he was harming the institution's culture and reputation.
Changes ahead at Cleveland Clinic with Cosgrove exit
The departure of longtime Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove signals the end of an era at the prestigious institution and changes ahead with the placement of a new leader.
Ardent, KU Health join forces to buy St. Francis Health in Topeka
The University of Kansas Health System and for-profit Ardent Health Services are creating a joint venture company to purchase 378-bed St. Francis Health in Topeka, Kansas. The deal is the sixth such joint venture that Ardent has announced with a not-for-profit academic medical center.
Mount Sinai asked to return $41.9 million in Medicare overpayments
The Office of Inspector General at HHS said Wednesday that an audit of Mount Sinai Hospital revealed the hospital received overpayments totaling at least $41.9 million from 2012 to 2013.
Vanderbilt is a case study for the dreaded EHR conversion
The trauma of going live with a new electronic health record system is written all over Vanderbilt University Medical Center's preparation plans.
Vanderbilt's EHR install will test financial mettle
Despite a strong financial profile, Vanderbilt University Medical Center's $214 million rollout of a new electronic health record system is so big that Moody's Investors Service is a little uneasy about it.
KU Health to raise $190 million for tower project, acquisition debt
The financing authority for the University of Kansas Health System is going to the bond market to raise $190.2 million to add extra floors to a patient tower at the main campus and repay the debt of recently acquired Hays Medical Center.
IU Health sells 3 hospitals as it preps for $1 billion project
Indiana University Health, a 14-hospital system in Indianapolis, pruned its hospital portfolio as it prepares for a $1 billion construction project at one of its downtown health campuses.
